Volvo S80 -, Owner'S Manual

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03 Instruments and controls
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Option/accessory, for more information, see Introduction.
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Windows and rearview and door
mirrors - heating
The defroster is used to quickly remove mist-
ing and ice from the windscreen, rear window
and door mirrors.
Heated windscreen*, rear window and
door mirrors
Heating, windscreen
Heating, rear window and door mirrors
The function is used to remove ice and mist-
ing from the windscreen, rear window and
door mirrors.
One press of the respective button starts the
heating. The light in the button indicates that
the function is active. Switch off the heating
as soon as the ice/misting is cleared in order
not to load the battery unnecessarily. How-
ever, the function is switched off automati-
cally after a certain time. Following which,
rear window heating is switched on and off
automatically as long as the outside tempera-
ture is lower than +7 °C.
NOTE
Rear window heating is not switched on
and off automatically if the Eco function is
activated, but then remains switched off,
even in outside temperatures below +7 °C.
For information about the Eco function,
see ECO* (p. 277).
See also Demisting and defrosting the wind-
screen (p. 131).
The door mirrors and rear window are demis-
ted/defrosted automatically if the car is
started in an outside temperature lower than
+7 °C. Automatic defrosting can be selected
in the menu system MY CAR, see MY CAR
(p. 108).
Rearview mirror - interior
The interior rearview mirror can be dimmed
with a control in the mirror's lower edge.
Alternatively, the rearview mirror dims auto-
matically.
Control for dimming
Manual dimming
Bright light from behind could be reflected in
the rearview mirror and dazzle the driver. Use
dimming with the dimming control when
lights from behind are distracting:
1. Use dimming by moving the control in
towards the passenger compartment.
2. Return to normal position by moving the
control towards the windscreen.
Automatic dimming*
Bright light from behind is automatically
dimmed by the rearview mirror. The control